Emotional Freedom Techniques/EFT

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

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“Together we will build within you a bridge to the land of personal peace.”

Gary Craig, founder of EFT

EFT is a way to transform your life. EFT is a new energy medicine/therapy tool used to balance your energy and allow you to let go of limiting beliefs, fears and doubts that keep you from living a life of personal freedom and empowerment. I can teach you how to use this simple method for yourself, with your children, with other people and even with your pets. It is a gentle way to transform your self-sabotaging actions and self-limiting beliefs that have been preventing you from living the life you desire.

I have found EFT to be highly effective in coaching because it allows people to tap into their hidden potential. Most people know what to do, it is just extremely difficult to do it. EFT removes the barriers that keep people from being successful in achieving their goals and desires.

EFT is based on the theory that “the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system.” When people are first introduced to EFT, they often think it looks and sounds silly or is just to simple and easy to be effective. The good news is that you don’t have to believe in it or understand it for it to be effective. What do you have to lose? Try it and see the results for yourself.

EFT is a simple, easy to apply technique that empowers people to make life-altering changes for personal freedom and peace. It is similar to acupuncture except no needles are used. Instead we tap with the fingertips to stimulate certain meridian points while being “tuned in” to a particular issue.

For more detailed information attend one of my classes (see class dates below) and/or visit www.eftuniverse.com.

EFT has been clinically effective over 80% of the time with either complete cessation or noticeable improvement for the following: Stress, Anxiety, Fears (Public Speaking, Making Phone Calls, Meeting People, Dentist, Flying, Success or Failure, etc.), Addictive Cravings (Foods or Smoking), Phobias, Depression, Grief, Traumas. It is also extremely effective for hundreds of physical symptoms including Headaches, Body Pains, Allergies and Breathing Difficulties. It has been called the missing piece to the healing puzzle.

Often works where nothing else will
Usually rapid, long lasting and gentle
No drugs or equipment involved
Easily learned by anyone

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EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES (EFT) BASIC INSTRUCTIONS:
"The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system." ~ Gary Craig, EFT Founder
Try EFT on everything. Give it a try to see how you respond. Then keep using it to have true emotional freedom.
EFT is so simple and subtle that many people think it can't really work, or it doesn't work for me. If you give it a chance, I think you will be amazed with the results!
1) Tune-in to the physical, mental or emotional distress or perhaps a negative belief that you wish to let go of. Where do you feel a discomfort or distress? What does it feel like? Be as specific as possible. Ideally, include the location, the description of the feeling, and what the emotion is. "Pain" may be too general, "this stiffness in the back of my neck" is more specific.
2) Note the Intensity Level of the distress/discomfort from 0-10 with 0=no intensity and 10=very intense. If you are not sure, then guess a number. This helps you tune into the feeling and know when EFT is working for you or if you need to make adjustments, especially in the beginning.
3) Decide on your Setup Statement. The setup consists of two parts: acknowledgment of the discomfort/distress (such as Even though I have this stiffness in my neck) and a neutralizing affirmation to cover any possible Psychological Reversals (more on this below). Your setup statement would be something like: Even though I have this stiffness in the back of my neck, I deeply and completely accept myself.
4) Start tapping on the Karate Chop (KC) point, which is the soft side of your hand between your little finger and wrist. Using two, or more, of your fingertips take on the KC while repeating your setup statement 3 times.
5) Now while repeating your reminder phrase (such as, "this stiffness in my neck") use your fingertips to tap 3-7 times on each the tapping points.
6) After at least one round of tapping, take a deep breath and note your intensity level about the discomfort/distress at this time. If it is more than 2, repeat the steps above. You may want to modify the setup statement by saying, "Even though I still have this stiffness in my neck, I deeply and profoundly love and accept myself." The reminder phrase would be, "this remaining stiffness in my neck." Or you may need to be more specific. How do you feel about the discomfort/distress now? Has it changed? Has it moved? If yes, that's great and shows progress even if the intensity is still high because you have your energy moving!

TAPPING POINTS
Working down the body makes the points easier to remember. However, the order is not crucial; don't worry if you skip one, and you can even tap in reverse order. Tapping is very forgiving. With two or three fingers of either hand, tap with your fingertips lightly on each point. As you tap, repeat a phrase to help you stay focused on the discomfort/distress. Use the same pressure you would use if you were tapping your fingers on a table. You want to make contact, but not hurt yourself or cause pain. With a lot of tapping, especially at first, you may notice a little tenderness. You can always switch to the other side of your body to tap.
Eyebrow (EB) beginning of the eyebrow, above the nose.
Side of Eye (SE) on the bone at the outside corner of your eye, not so close to make you blink but not as far as the hairline.
Under Eye (UE) under the middle of your eye even with the pupil. Be especially gentle in this sensitive area.
Under Nose (UN) roughly midway between the bottom of your nose and the top of your lip.
Chin (CH) midway between the bottom of your lower lip and your chin bone, in the indentation area.
Collarbone (CB) at the base of your throat fine the start of one of your collarbones. Move about an inch down and inch outward towards your shoulder. You can use two to four fingers to tap here.
Under Arm (UA) about 4 inches below the armpit (mid-bra line for women). Tap or press under the opposite arm (using your right hand to tap/press under your left arm) or use the hand on the same side to tap, whichever is easier for you.
Top of Head (TH) is an optional end or start point. The top of the head is where many of the meridian points crossover. I like to use four fingertips or the palm of my hand and tap in a circle around the top of my head. This point is especially helpful to "cement" a choice/affirmative statement, such as, "I choose to have a relaxed and healthy neck."
*Psychological Reversal (PR): shock, trauma, or repeated learnings and teachings (maybe as far back as a a young child) that can cause the energy flow relating to a particular subject to become reversed; i.e. it does the opposite of what you want it to do. For example, in the case of stiffness in the back of the neck, even though you may want relief from the pain there may also be reasons to hold onto the pain. Maybe it is your way of dealing with stress, maybe there is a fear related to the pain, maybe you think you deserve to have pain...That is what the setup statement takes into account: Even though I have this pain, I deeply and completely love and accept myself. For more examples of setup statements and PR, signup and receive my monthly FREE newsletter.

Remember, Energy Tapping is very flexible and accommodates many variations. You don't have to it perfectly. It can be very helpful to tune into your body, see how it feels, tap where it seems to indicate that you need to start and/or stop.

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